These days, when walking along the streets of Budapest with our heads down while absorbed in our smart phones, we might run into reminders of the many reasons to look up at the beautiful buildings that surround us every day. Thanks to a series of reverse graffiti stencil artworks, footprints and architecturalinformation can now be found on the asphalt before the city’s notable Art Nouveau landmarks. If you spot one of them, stop for a moment to place your soles on the helpful footprints and simply lift your head to admire the beauty of the building that is in front of you.
According to Bence Bodnár, who dreamed up with the project, Budapest is an architectural citadel. It bears the most diverse architectural styles of the past century, so when walking the streets of the capital, it’s worth stopping to look up and enjoy these humongous works of art. This idea inspired the social and architectural project #felafejjelbudapest (#headsupbudapest). In the words of Bence Bodnár, “it’s incredible how many beautiful buildings surround us every day, and we do not even notice them because we are busy with our phones instead of lifting our heads.” The reverse graffiti in front of the buildings are likely to stay visible for one or two weeks, coinciding with the Budapest Spring Festival.
We can find architectural descriptions in reverse graffiti in front of 20 downtown Art Nouveau buildings, telling us who designed the structure, when was it built, and what architectural style it represents. Reverse graffiti, also called clean graffiti, is very environmentally friendly – after all, the method creates temporary images by removing dirt from a surface. These graffiti works were also made with stencils and high-pressure water jets. They might disappear in a few weeks, but vigilant passersby are sure to remember what they discovered. The hashtag #felafejjelbudapest is already spreading on social-networking sites, and anyone can upload their own photos of Budapest’s beautiful buildings. The project was financially supported by the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center.
In addition to some participating buildings, our photo gallery also shows how these reverse graffiti artworks are created.
Locations:
District V: Bedő House:
Honvéd Street 3 / Aranykéz Street 2 / Post Office Savings Bank:
Hold Street 4 / Rózsavölgyi House:
Szervita Square 5 /
Török Bank House:
Szervita Square 3 /
Modern and Breitner Department Store:
Deák Ferenc Street 23 - Deák Ferenc Square 3 /
Thonet House: Váci Street 11/A
District VI:
Parisiana Mulató (New Theater):
Paulay Ede Street 35 /
Ernst Museum:
Nagymező Street 8 /
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Bartók Dormitory: Városligeti fasor 33 / Paris Department Store / Divatcsarnok:
Andrássy Avenue 39 /
Napóleon Udvar:
Hajós Street 25
District VII:
Dob Street Elementary School:
Dob Street 85 /
Hungária Bath:
Dohány Street 42-44 / Glücksmann House:
Dob Street 8
District VIII:
Dréher House:
Népszínház Street 22 /
Széchenyi István Commercial Secondary School:
Vas Street 9-11 /
Volksbank building:
Rákóczi Road 7 /
Gutenberg Home:
Gutenberg Square.
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